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"P&amp;L Railway has opened an outreach center for evacuees.People displaced by the train derailment said the evacuation is costing them a lot of money and many are showing up for reimbursement.An outreach center has been set up at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1181 for displaced residents, especially those who need reimbursement for anything like food or travel expenses. But for some of those evacuated residents, especially those living in West Point, many questions remain.Officials said the evacuation area affects about four different counties, 155 homes and businesses have been affected and 142 people evacuated.\"We heard the wheels, like they were squealing, like they were trying to stop, but they didn't,\u201D said West Point resident Peggy Thompson.That's what Thompson heard Monday morning from her West Point home when a P&amp;L train carrying hazardous materials, derailed.Then on Wednesday, West Point was evacuated when residual butadiene exploded during the cleanup.She and other displaced residents like Polly Craig came to the outreach center looking for reimbursement for expenses from the evacuation, something they say has been costly.\u201CWhen you have no money where you live, and you don't have any money during the week, it's really kind of hard and to be told you only have five minutes to get out,\u201D said Craig.Craig and Thompson said they're concerned and aggravated. They said Wednesday's evacuation came abruptly, and West Point residents were not informed as to why it happened or the seriousness of the matter.\u201CWe weren't even informed that there were chemicals in all them other tanks, until this happened, until this explosion happened. And then they're explaining these different chemicals and what they can do to us, but they still hadn't evacuated West Point,\u201D said Thompson.Even the mayor of West Point stopped by to check on his constituents.\"The citizens that evacuated, I think they understand the magnitude of the worst-case scenario with these chemicals that were used,\" said West Point Mayor Billy Ash. \"Hopefully we can get you all back home as fast as we can.\"The outreach center will be open every day from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. until the situation is over. The only thing they're asking residents to bring is a proof of residence, and if residents had to travel to get to the workplace, they're asking for a proof of employment as well.West Point schools will remain closed the rest of this week. Also, in Jefferson County, Frost Middle and Watson Lane elementary school will be closed Friday."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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